On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:45, you wrote: > It seems to me that using Linux and being on this mailing list is a > constant source of "enlightenment". > > Recent posts also reminded me that others obviously do not realise the > power of some of the programmes available for Linux. I wondered if it would > be interesting to start a thread where users could list their common > programmes and comments. > <snip> > Robert Fisher > www.fisher.net.nz
Here is my list; +-----------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Function | Application | Comment | +-----------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Editor | kwrite & vim | love text highlighting | | Email | kmail | highly configerable | | Browser | konqueror | runs reliably | | CD burning | k3b | also cdrecord in scripts | | Desktop | kde | user friendly | | Distro. | Mandrake 9.1 | user friendly distro | | File tool | midnight commander | saved my bacon when X borked | | FTP inwards | wget | rock solid | | FTP outwards | gftp | user friendly | | Shell | bash | what cant it do? | | Web authoring | quanta | contextual help reqd | | Image viewer | qiv | slideshows a snap | | News | pan | reliable | | Spreadsheet | kspread | not a power user of s/sheets | | Web scripting | PHP | DB intergration a snap | | Database | ms access | quick & user friendly | | Word processing | ms word | OS word prcsors getting better | +-----------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ Also showtable for outputting info into pretty tables. If it looks wierd in your mail client try usuing mono spaced text. Cheers Ross Drummond
